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At a regular me,ting of the City Co~u~cil, hold on N~ember 25th, 1947,
<br />there were present:
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<br />and approved.
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<br />LSstie T. Fox, Charles G. Barc!ay,~George L. GrLmes, A~tht~ P.
<br />Henderson, James N.Hov~d, E. Robie Sturtevant, C. E. Warren,
<br />H.Earl Weisems~-, Pearls J. Wilson, Arthur S.Owens, City ~anager,
<br />a~ud R. C. Barclay, City 2ttorney.
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<br />~e mznutes of the re,!ar meeting hold ~ovember ll~h, 1947, were read
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<br /> The Chair stated that, as advertised in the Port~mouth Star, he would now
<br />open th~ meeting to the public for discussion of ihe~ 19t8 Budget.
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<br /> ~rs. Spo~g and H. A..Hunt, Superintendent of Schools, asked that the a -
<br />mount for schools be increased to the request made by the School Board.
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<br /> Mr. Jerome Cart aud ~iss Helen Kirkpatrick asked for ~!l,000.00 for the
<br />Aibrary.
<br /> ~o other spoke ~d the Chair closed the meeting.
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<br /> On motion of Er. Sturte%~nt, the p~ivi!ege of the floor was gra~ted l~.
<br />Harris, who spoke for tho Embassy ~!ilk Company and presented ~r. Flarity, a representative of
<br />the Embassy ~i!k Company~
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<br />Eotion of Er. Ho~a~d to refer same to the City Eanage~, was adopte~
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<br />The Planning sad Zoning Com~nission reported as follows:
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<br />be made
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<br /> "The Planning and Zoning Co~uission recommended the followLug changes to
<br />on the p~oposed new Zoning Ordinance:
<br /> 1. That the property bo~amded by the Airline Turnpike, Ninth
<br /> Aven~.e, King Street and Sixth Avenue be rezoned on the pro -
<br /> posed new Zoning map for light industrial use.
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<br />This recommend~tion was adopted by the Ptanr~ing Commission at a meet_ng
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<br />held November 6th, !9~7.
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<br />Tours very truly,
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<br />G.C. Roberts, Ch~ rman."
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<br />Motion to lay on t able, was adopted~
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<br />The Plar~uing and Zoni~ Commission reported as follows:
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<br /> "Pursuant to tho provisions of the ~oning ~dinance, notice is hereby
<br />given that a public heari~ will be held at T:JO Po~., on Tuesday , November 2Bth, 19~, in the
<br />Council Chamber, Municipal B~ilding, Portsmouth,~ Virginia, for the purpose of altering zones
<br />and reclassifying the following property:
<br /> 98 feet-west from Hamilton ~Avenue, 186 feet on a line mazuning
<br /> parallel to H~milton Avenue and then2 ~ feet along Co~y 8to
<br /> to the City line and return 166 fe~t on City line toward King
<br /> St., fro~ residential class D to Commercial Class A.
<br /> G. C. Roberts, Chairman. ~
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<br />~iotionof ~r. Howard to concU~ ~n sa_d recon~nen~a~mon, was adopted.
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<br /> The C~maittee ~o whom was referred the request of the Humane Society, in
<br />reference to dogs bemng sent to CD~lottesville, ~eported as follows:
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<br />~That no more dogs be sen~ to ~narlot~esvz~lo ~tii ~ve can get a
<br />clearer stat~ent from~ tho~.~
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<br />adopted.
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<br /> ' ~he repo~t of the Committee, was
<br />~otion o f Nr. 8turtevan~ to concur in~ ~ ~
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<br />Depart~ent as a substitute policeman.
<br /> His return to
<br />now in effect."
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<br />The following com~unications f~om the City !~ager wore read:
<br />1st - "Effective November 0th, P.E. Ha~rell was ~e~ns~ated in the Police
<br /> s er~-lce is in conformity with Civil Service rules
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<br />days."
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<br />On ~otmo~. ordered fi!ed.
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<br /> 0
<br />2nd - ~Ef£ective November trd, Police ffmcer H.C. Rudd was s~spended for
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<br /> On motion ordered fi!od.
<br /> ~ Novembe~ llth a oetl
<br /> trd - "There was referred to me at our meet_ng on
<br />tion for the re-opening of King Street, from Second to Fourth Avenue, and I w~ld like ~o re-.
<br /> ~ ~ re-opened
<br />port we have ~lready star'ted filling i n the area in o_ do~ that ti~is street msy be
<br />a later date, when the filling has settled sufficiently for us ~0 work on it."
<br /> On motion ordered z~_lod.
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